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Monday, 16 March 2015

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paying speakers 

Accidental Remediation [23:04:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (162 visits) info
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Thee was some grumbling last week in the comments for this AAM post regarding payment to speakers. Some people were upset that the original poster was trying to get free speakers, and implied that this was similar to not paying interns. I've been both a free speaker, and the person trying to arrange other free presentations. Here's the thing: in both situations, at least in my line of work,

Geologic Map of Unconsolidated Deposits in the Hogup Bar Quadrangle, Box Elder County, Utah 

Utah Geological Survey - blog [22:46:10]  recommend  recommend this post  (97 visits) info
By: Daren T. Nelson and Paul W. Jewell The Hogup Bar quadrangle is located southeast of Park Valley, Utah, and west of the northwest arm of Great Salt Lake. Late Pleistocene Lake Bonneville sediments and related shorelines dominate the landscape, and record the transgression and regression of Lake Bonneville. Surficial deposits overlie Tertiary basalt and

Zyklon “Pam” über Vanuatu 

Mente et Malleo [22:37:02]  recommend  recommend this post  (129 visits) info
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 IT,VU,US
Der Zyklon "Pam" und seine Auswirkungen auf den Inselstaat Vanuatu gingen ja leider (zumindest gefühlt für mich) ein wenig in unserer Presse unter. Zyklone werden ja nicht nur die Tiefdruckgebiete allgemein [...]

Mark Your Calendars for these events happening at HMNS 3/16-3/22 

BEYONDbones [21:36:20]  recommend  recommend this post  (70 visits) info
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Bust out your planners, calendars, and PDAs (if you are throwback like that), it’s time to mark your calendars for the HMNS events of this week! Add some science to your Spring Break!HMNS – Hermann [...]

U.S. hurricanes begin in western Africa’s atmosphere 

AGU Meetings [19:59:19]  recommend  recommend this post  (88 visits) info
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Hurricanes require moisture, the rotation of the Earth, and warm ocean temperatures to grow from mere atmospheric disturbances into tropical storms. But where do these storm cells originate, and exactly what [...]

Il vulcanismo nel Sahara e il suo inquadramento nella storia della geodinamica del nostro pianeta 

scienzeedintorni [19:04:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (103 visits) info
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Samantha Cristoforetti, la nostra astronauta attualmente di stanza nella Stazione Spaziale Internazionale è una delle persone di cui in questo periodo si parla maggiormente nei siti scientifici. In un suo [...]

Privileged Milk Etawa 

Liberty, Equality, Geology [18:07:31]  recommend  recommend this post  (111 visits) info
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 IN
Levels of nutrients and properties of goat milk is very special. Nutritional composition either in the form of protein, energy, and fat, approaching the composition of breast milk. Etawa milk is milk goats [...]

Geo-beers: Volcanic Double IPA 

Looking for Detachment [18:00:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (147 visits) info
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 US
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Don't Panic! Have A Volcanic!! (beer coaster created by unknown artist; photo by LFD) Volcanic Double IPA is a quintessential geo-beer, being all about volcanic eruptions and such. Possibly — given the [...]

PNW Nature Scavenger Hunt Post 

New Stories in Stone [16:01:09]  recommend  recommend this post  (86 visits) info
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Recently, Kelly Brenner asked me to participate in the PNW Nature Blogger ... [ continue

pyritisierter Schwamm 

kreidefossilien.de - Bilder [15:22:12]  recommend  recommend this post  (105 visits) info
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 CZ,US
pyritisierter Schwamm, - Turon (Teplice-Formation) - Ort:

Sustainable Earth Sciences Conference & Exhibition 

Netzwerk für geowissenschaftliche Öffentlichkeitsarbeit [13:32:08]  recommend  recommend this post  (112 visits) info
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Die BGR informiert: Wann: 13. – 15.10.15 Wo: Celle Anmeldung:

Imaggeo on Mondays: Retreating Glacier 

GeoLog-The official blog of the European Geosciences Union [12:54:47]  recommend  recommend this post  (196 visits) info
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 Cretaceous; ID,CN,KM,SJ,HK
The Svalbard archipelago is considered to be one of the best places to study the geological history of the Earth because its rocks represent every geological period. This image shows a view from the peak of [...]

Tectonics from above – RAS discussion meeting 

Paleoseismicity [11:53:51]  recommend  recommend this post  (673 visits) info
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 GB,FR
Last Friday the RAS held a discussion meeting on Tectonics from Above: Recent Advances in the Use of High-resolution Topography and Imagery in London. Almost the entire Cambridge Tectonics Group went there and [...]

Yeager Airport landslide – new videos on Youtube portray the damage 

The Landslide Blog [09:23:36]  recommend  recommend this post  (141 visits) info
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 US
Two new videos have appeared on Youtube showing the Yeager Airport landslide. Movement has now ceased but the level of deformation is quite

La evolución... según Kaz 

Koprolitos [08:51:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (85 visits) info
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Así fue: aventurarse fuera del líquido elemento, toser al llenarse de aire los pulmones por primera vez, un piti contemplando el atardecer... ¡El origen de los anfibios según Kaz! La página pertenece al [...]

Geosystems President Donald Bruce Shares Thoughts on Industry, Terzaghi Lecture 

GeoPrac.net [06:18:40]  recommend  recommend this post  (127 visits) info
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 US
National Driller has a nice interview with the 2015 Terzaghi Lecturer, Donald Bruce, President of Geosystems. Bruce, best known for his expertise in grouting, will deliver his Terzaghi Lecture at this week's [...]

Unearthing a Soil Mystery Using Differential Solution Analysis 

Terra Central [03:30:17]  recommend  recommend this post  (105 visits) info
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Some years ago while in graduate school, I was presented the opportunity by my advisor, Dr. Chris Evans, to solve a hard soil mystery resting mostly unnoticed except to those who had to work in it. For farmers [...]

Mechum River Formation, near Batesville, VA 

Mountain Beltway [21:42:08]  recommend  recommend this post  (95 visits) info
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 Neoproterozoic; US
A quick virtual field trip to the Neoproterozoic glaciogenic sedimentary rocks from the central Virginia Blue Ridge province: Can you feel the chill of Snowball

On ISIS Destruction: Human History "Is Permanent" 

Gunnars Geo-Blog [20:47:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (129 visits) info
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Escaneando el yacimiento de icnitas de mamíferos Fondota 

WeBlog Aragosaurus [19:53:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (93 visits) info
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 ES,CH
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La semana pasada estuvimos en la localidad de Abiego, en el Prepirineo aragonés. Allí, se conoce desde hace más de diez años un yacimiento de icnitas (huellas fósiles) muy espectacular tanto por sus [...]

Forecast - Not Prediction 

Seismo Blog [18:16:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (114 visits) info
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Sampling up a Storm 

State of the Planet [18:00:59]  recommend  recommend this post  (86 visits) info
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I’m writing from where L’Atalante is currently parked, 18S 170W, right in the middle of a giant, anomalously high sea surface chlorophyll patch. Such a high concentration of chlorophyll—a pigment that [...]

BlueSkiesResearch.org.uk: Ten years of GENIE 

James’ Empty Blog [17:32:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (108 visits) info
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pyritisierter Schwamm 

kreidefossilien.de - Bilder [15:22:12]  recommend  recommend this post  (47 visits) info
pyritisierter Schwamm, - Turon (Teplice-Formation) - Ort:

pyritisierter Schwamm 

kreidefossilien.de - Bilder [15:22:12]  recommend  recommend this post  (63 visits) info
pyritisierter Schwamm, - Turon (Teplice-Formation) - Ort:

Major Slope Failure at Yeager Airport in West Virginia 

GeoPrac.net [13:29:45]  recommend  recommend this post  (662 visits) info
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 US,
There was a significant slope failure at the Yeager Airport near Charleston, West Virginia last week. A 2005 project to create an Engineered Material Arresting System (EMAS) at the end of the runway required [...]

Modelling the state of 'balance' of the Earth's outer layers - isostasy 

Earth Learning Idea [12:30:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (93 visits) info
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Today's new ELI is 'Isostasy 1; modelling the state of 'balance' of the Earth's outer layers'. Isostasy is essentially the principle of hydrostatic equilibrium applied to the Earth, otherwise called [...]

EGU15: Natural Hazards Education, Communications and Science-Policy-Practice Interface 

Geology for Global Development [10:00:53]  recommend  recommend this post  (106 visits) info
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 CN
As we approach the EGU General Assembly (12-17th April 2015), we share one particular session of interest with you – focusing on natural hazards education, communications and the interface between [...]

T-rex at Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport 

Louisville Area Fossils [08:58:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (140 visits) info
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 US
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A colleague of mine recently returned from a vacation to Montana.When he was showing me pictures from his trip I found the one shown in this post intriguing. It turns out this Tyrannosaurus rex fossil replica [...]

What are the Most Important Geologic Roadcuts in California? A Candidate in Coulterville 

Geotripper [06:51:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (190 visits) info
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 US
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In a recent post, I explored the geology of the Charlie Brown outcrop. It included excellent examples of normal faults, welded tuff, and airfall tuff, features that served as a microcosm of the geology of the [...]

Doha metro geotechnical work on track 

GeoPrac.net [06:17:27]  recommend  recommend this post  (113 visits) info
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 QA,KM
Advanced Construction Technology Services (ACTS) has contracts for geotechnical work for 3 lines of the proposed subway in Doha, Qatar. They have completed investigations for approximately 95 km of line and 51 [...]

March 16, 2015 

Geology.com News [03:10:14]  recommend  recommend this post  (95 visits) info
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 VU,US,LV
Suddenly, It Seems, Water is Everywhere in the Solar SystemThe New York Times Life on Jupiter’s Moon Europa ?Geology.com Vanuatu Takes a Direct Hit from Cyclone PamUSA Today The World’s First [...]
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